Northern - Page 7

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Government launches Northern/GTR timetable inquiry

A Government inquiry has been launched to investigate what has caused the failure of the new timetables on Govia Thameslink Railway and Northern.

5 Jun

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Northern and GTR passengers face “unsatisfactory service” - Grayling

Grayling: "Let me be absolutely clear: passengers on these franchises are facing totally unsatisfactory levels of service.”

5 Jun

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‘Industry fails the passengers’ as Northern suffers

Grayling: "What should have been good news for passengers, with the introduction of new services, new routes and expanded capacity, has had a poor start.”

4 Jun

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Council leader angry about ‘unreliable and unpopular’ Class 37s on Cumbrian Coast

“The ‘37s’ are definitely putting people off from using the railways" - council leader

4 Apr

A Class 331 under construction in Zaragoza. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Northern’s new trains set to trigger fleet rejuvenation

CAF-built Class 195s and '331s' could be just the start of a fleet revolution for Northern

13 Feb

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GALLERY: Northern's new Class 331 construction in Spain

Northern Class 331s under construction in Spain

1 Feb

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Northern unveils its first new CAF-built train.

The first of 98 brand new trains for Northern is unveiled

31 Jan

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Flex and flexibility

Porterbrook’s plan to run converted Class 319 EMUs as hybrid units by fitting diesel engines will be realised this year. RICHARD CLINNICK reports.

22 Jan

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Talks continue on Cumbrian Coast Line traction

Talks over reliability of locomotive-hauled trains on Cumbrian Coast continue.

1 Jan

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National Rail Awards 2017: Harrogate wins Medium Station of the Year

Harrogate, operated by Northern, wins Medium Station of the Year category at the National Rail Awards

22 Sept

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National Rail Awards 2017: Outstanding Personal Contribution Life-changer: Anne Mason Retail Sales Assistant, Bredbury station, Northern

Anne Mason Retail Sales Assistant, Bredbury station, Northern rewarded with Outstanding Personal Contribution Life-Changer award

22 Sept

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National Rail Awards 2017: NRA Judges Special Team Awards to the British Transport Police Manchester & the Manchester Victoria staff of Arriva Rail North

National Rail Awards 2017 salutes the brave BTP and Northern staff who ran directly into danger during the Manchester terror attacks.

22 Sept

Northern 319434 inside Brush Traction, Loughborough on August 15. This is Unit 2 in the Flex programme. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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EXCLUSIVE: Engine testing about to begin on Flex Class 769s

Engine testing on converted Class 769 Flex about to begin

30 Aug

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Settle-Carlisle Line reopens in full

Section had been closed for more than a year after landslip

31 Mar

Northern 142007 at Manchester Piccadilly on July 20 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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October 2019 - Northern Pacers’ final termination date

Withdrawal dates for Northern's Pacer fleet revealed in Government document.

6 Mar

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Northern MD Hynes to replace Verster at ScotRail Alliance

Hynes moves north to Scotland as Verster moves to East West

23 Jan

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EXCLUSIVE: Draft times released for Tornado's S&C service trains

DRAFT timings for Tornado's S&C service trains revealed.

14 Jan

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EXCLUSIVE: Steam to run timetabled Northern trains on S&C

First timetabled main line-steam service trains in England for 50 years to run next month on S&C

13 Jan

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First new-look Northern DMU in traffic

Northern unveils its first refurbished train.

25 Oct

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Faster trains for the north?

Trains running at full potential via infrastructure upgrades and full devolution by the end of the recently-awarded franchises are the aims of Rail North.

20 Sept